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SUMMARY:Forest Bathing Retreat: Flower Power!
DESCRIPTION:Forest Bathing Retreat: Flower Power! \nwith Asheville Wellness Tours \nSaturday\, May 3  |  10am – 1pm \nCelebrate the ephemeral beauty of flowers during this immersive morning nature retreat! In Japan\, the birthplace of forest bathing (Shinrin Yoku)\, they celebrate the annual cherry blossom bloom (Sakura) with a practice known as Hanami\, which translates to “contemplate the flowers.” This experience gently invites us to cultivate our attention and sensory awareness\, while noticing the evanescent nature of flowering\, both within and around us. Together\, we will explore our relationships with native wildflowers\, ourselves\, each-other\, and the more-than-human-world. \nYour guide will lead you on a colorful journey through the blossoming spring forest\, weaving mindfulness\, breathwork\, forest bathing and nature therapy together for a restorative morning on some of the trails less traveled at the North Carolina Arboretum. We’ll celebrate the experience in community\, enjoying a wild-foraged tea ceremony and snacks. Bring an open mind and an open heart. All are welcome. Presented through Adult & Continuing Education Programs in collaboration with Asheville Wellness Tours. \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nKelly Bruce is a writer\, forest therapy guide and nature connection mentor based in Hendersonville\, North Carolina. Her mission is to help others deepen their connection with nature\, community and Self. Kelly is an Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Certified Guide and Certification Consultant. She is Wilderness First Aid and CPR certified by the American Red Cross. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/forest-bathing-retreat-flower-power/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Walking Meditation & Qigong
DESCRIPTION:Walking Meditation & Qigong\nwith Jenne Sluder \nFriday\, May 16  |  9 – 10 am \nEnjoy a slow\, mindful walking meditation through the gardens\, practicing breath awareness and sensory attention to touch the deep peace and simple wonders of quiet time in nature. This session begins with a series of gentle and easy Qigong movements to clear the mind\, release tension\, support the body and brain’s natural healing processes\, and generate a sense of inner calm. \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nJenne Sluder\, MA C-IAYT holds a Master’s in Transpersonal Psychology: Ecopsychology from Naropa University. She is a certified yoga therapist\, mind-body specialist\, and meditation instructor. Jenne is also an environmental educator and spent her undergrad years working and studying under the direct mentorship of Thomas Berry and Joseph Cornell at the Center for Education\, Imagination\, and the Natural World\, continuing her studies in nature-based rites of passage with the School of Lost Borders and the Earth-Based Institute. An Asheville native\, Jenne works one-on-one with individuals and with groups using mindfulness-based\, nature-based\, and compassion-centric mind-body therapies towards personal and collective well-being. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/walking-meditation-qigong-5/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Beginning Bonsai Workshop (full)
DESCRIPTION:Beginning Bonsai Workshop\nwith Rebecca Ayres \nSaturday\, May 17  |  9:30 am – 4:30 pm \nAlthough it has its roots in ancient Asian traditions\, the living art of bonsai now enjoys enthusiasts throughout much of the world. This class will provide the basic concepts and skills for novices to begin growing and shaping their own miniature trees. The first half of the class will cover the fundamental horticultural and aesthetic principles of bonsai. It will include such topics as tree selection\, watering\, pest control\, pruning\, wiring\, and styling. In the second half of the class\, each participant will receive a pot\, scissors\, wire\, and planting medium. With guidance from the instructor\, the students will create their own bonsai to take home. Materials included in registration.  \nRebecca Ayres is a ceramic artist and gardener. A longtime Arboretum volunteer\, she is the assistant to the bonsai curator and helps with overseeing the exhibition garden\, the collection and the Carolina Bonsai Expo. She is a member of the Blue Ridge Bonsai Society\, where she has taught workshops and classes\, and is a graduate of the Arboretum’s Blue Ridge Naturalist program. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/beginning-bonsai-workshop-full/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Spring Ecology Walk
DESCRIPTION:Spring Ecology Walk\nwith Dan Lazar \nSunday\, May 18 |  1:30 – 3 pm \nBRN  |  Ecology Core  \nJoin Dan Lazar on this walk and talk designed to point out signs of life awakening in springtime. Wildflowers are blooming\, amphibians are mating\, and birds are returning to their nesting habitats. Opportunities for learning in place are far from dormant in this or any season at the Arboretum!  \nThis program takes place fully outdoors. Please come prepared to walk on gentle\, yet uneven terrain\, and dress appropriately for the weather. \nDan Lazar served for many years as the director of education at the Western North Carolina Nature Center\, followed by several years as executive director of the Colburn Earth Science Museum. Dan has a degree in forest biology from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and has been an instructor in the Blue Ridge Naturalist program since 2005. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/spring-ecology-walk/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Mammals of the Southern Appalachians
DESCRIPTION:Mammals of the Southern Appalachians\nwith Carlton Burke \nTuesday\, May 20  |  12 – 4 pm \nBRN – Core  |  BREG – Elective \nThe rugged mountains of Appalachia host a tremendous variety of mammal species ranging from tiny shrews weighing only a few ounces at most to huge mammals such as the black bear which can weigh in at several hundred pounds. Also large mammals such as the cougar\, bison\, and elk also once commonly roamed these mountains. In this class we will discuss present and past mammals of the region\, their distribution\, natural life cycles\, and also controversies and cultural connections they have with the ever increasing human population of the area.  Class participants will also have a chance to meet a few live\, native mammal species of the mountain region as well. \nCarlton Burke is a naturalist and educator who operates Carolina Mountain Naturalists\, an educational service which offers wildlife and nature educational programs throughout western North Carolina. He also was on the staff of the western North Carolina Nature Center in Asheville for over 25 years as the Curator of Exhibits. Carlton co-hosts a weekly radio program NATURE NEWS and is also a NC state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/mammals-of-the-southern-appalachians/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Spring Birding Hike at the Arboretum
DESCRIPTION:Spring Birding Hike at the Arboretum\nwith Lauren Lampley \nWednesday\, May 21  |  8:30 – 11 am \nBRN – Elective \nSpring is an exciting time for migrating birds! Join Lauren on a hike around the NC Arboretum looking for as many migrant songbirds as we can find. We will focus on finding migrating Warblers but will also look at any birds we find. Bring your binoculars with you but we will have some students to borrow if needed. Beginner birders are welcome but this class will be more focused on seeing as many species as possible than developing skills for birding. \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nLauren Lampley began her career at Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation as a Park Naturalist which solidified Lauren’s interests in ecology and a passion for teaching others. She has led walks and hikes in a variety of subjects from Geology to Birding and especially enjoys learning and teaching about our local ecology. She currently works at the NC Arboretum in the Adult Education Department and manages the Blue Ridge Naturalist Certificate of Merit. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/spring-birding-hike-at-the-arboretum/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250523T120000
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SUMMARY:Southern Appalachian Entomology
DESCRIPTION:Southern Appalachian Entomology\nwith Shane Myers \nFriday\, May 23  |  12 – 4 pm \nBRN – Core  |  BREG – Elective \nEntomology is the study of insects and in the Southern Appalachian region\, we have a large diversity of these amazing creatures! In this course\, we will discuss the history and life cycles of local insects and how to find and Identify insects you find in nature. We will also look for insects and note their role in nature\, how they affect our lives\, and ways to help ensure they continue to live around us. \nThis program takes place in the classroom and outdoors. Please come prepared to walk on gentle\, yet uneven terrain\, and dress appropriately for the weather. \nShane Myers’ interest in nature began as a child with a love of dinosaurs. This quickly grew to include fossils\, insects\, and reptiles\, and learning from the notes his grandparents kept of the birds that came to their feeders in Toledo\, Ohio.  He has a Bachelors of Science in Wildlife Biology and did most of his undergraduate work on dragonflies and damselflies. This work included coordinating an Ohio- wide survey of dragonflies that culminated in a publication in 2024. He’s assisted in outreach and education for plant conservation groups\, Odonata Groups\, and various bird groups. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/southern-appalachian-entomology/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Botanical Watercolor for Beginners (full)
DESCRIPTION:Botanical Watercolor for Beginners\nwith Rosalie Haizlett \nSaturday\, May 24  |  10 am – 12 pm \nIn this relaxing workshop\, nature illustrator Rosalie Haizlett will guide students through her complete ink-and-watercolor illustration process\, from pencil sketch to final painting. Weather permitting\, we’ll start the class with a 15-minute walk to find some interesting plants to document\, taking photos and making observations of what we see along the way. Then\, we’ll return to the classroom to use a combination of living subjects collected prior to the workshop and reference photos to bring our lovely plant muses to life on the page. Ages 12+\, limited to 15 students. 2 hour class\, all materials provided. \nRosalie Haizlett is an illustrator who creates captivating paintings that celebrate the hidden wonders of the natural world. Haizlett has been an artist-in-residence at Great Smoky Mountains National Park\, with the National Audubon Society at Hog Island\, and at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. In 2022\, she was awarded the Eckelberry Fellowship for distinguished wildlife illustrators. Rosalie also teaches workshops in person and online\, and so far she has taught more than 60\,000 students how to paint the natural world as a Top Teacher on Skillshare. The author and illustrator of Watercolor in Nature and Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains\, she lives on the edge of Monongahela National Forest in Elkins\, West Virginia. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/botanical-watercolor-for-beginners-full/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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SUMMARY:Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains: Artist Talk & Gallery Opening
DESCRIPTION:Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains: Artist Talk & Gallery Opening\nwith Rosalie Haizlett \nSaturday\, May 24  |  6 – 7 pm \nJoin nature author and illustrator Rosalie Haizlett for an artist talk and gallery opening focused around her new book and traveling art exhibit\, Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains: An Artist’s Journey. Tiny Worlds chronicles Rosalie’s 6-month journey from Alabama to Newfoundland as she hiked daily and looked for small\, often-overlooked flora\, fauna\, and fungi. She painted and wrote about her observations along the way\, and the finished book includes more than 150 watercolor paintings and illustrated maps. This book is a celebration of Appalachian biodiversity and an invitation to tune into our natural surroundings in a deeper way. Attendees will get a behind-the-scenes look at her adventures and artwork and the opportunity to participate in a Q&A following the talk. Book signing to follow with books available for purchase from Malaprops Bookstore. \nThis event is free but we will be accepting donations for the NC Arboretum’s ONE Fund at the door for those that did not pre-register. \nRosalie Haizlett is an illustrator who creates captivating paintings that celebrate the hidden wonders of the natural world. Haizlett has been an artist-in-residence at Great Smoky Mountains National Park\, with the National Audubon Society at Hog Island\, and at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. In 2022\, she was awarded the Eckelberry Fellowship for distinguished wildlife illustrators. Rosalie also teaches workshops in person and online\, and so far she has taught more than 60\,000 students how to paint the natural world as a Top Teacher on Skillshare. The author and illustrator of Watercolor in Nature and Tiny Worlds of the Appalachian Mountains\, she lives on the edge of Monongahela National Forest in Elkins\, West Virginia. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/tiny-worlds-of-the-appalachian-mountains-artist-talk-gallery-opening/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250529T130000
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SUMMARY:Wildwoods Walk
DESCRIPTION:Wildwoods Walk\nwith Alexandra Holland \nThursday\, May 29  |  1 – 3 pm \nBRN – Elective |  BREG – Elective \nAs spring transitions to summer\, we see changes in the plants around us.  Naturalist and botanist Alexandra Holland leads this walk at the Arboretum\, pointing out the array of late spring wildflowers in bloom and discussing seasonal differences in the landscape. Learn some basics of wildflower and tree ecology and identification while taking in the beauty of the season. \nThis program will take place outside and will follow easy trails and paved walkways. Dress for the weather and prepare to be outside for the entire program time. \nAlexandra Holland graduated from Duke University and earned her Master’s degree in botany from the University of Texas at Austin.  She was in the first class of students to be certified as Blue Ridge Naturalists.  Alexandra managed the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae at UT Austin and spent many hours working with education programs at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.  She has taught botany for over a decade and leads nature hikes in Western NC for groups of all ages. \n\nMembers: Remember to enter your promo code upon checkout to receive your 10% member discount! Email adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with questions.\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nWe are committed to fostering a diverse\, supportive learning community. If the cost of a class is a barrier for you\, please complete this scholarship form and we will see what kind of assistance we can provide.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\nSee all of our classes open for registration here! \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/wildwoods-walk/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250530T113000
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SUMMARY:Free Adult Ed Class: Intro to Native Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Native Pollinators\nwith Athena Anderson \nFriday\, May 30  |  10:30 – 11:30 am and \nSaturday\, May 31  |  10:30 – 11:30 am \nLocation: Education Center Combined Classrooms \nBRN – Elective |  BREG – Core \n  \nThis class is provided for free thanks to the Membership Department and is part of the offerings for our Spring Plant Sale event.  \nDuring this presentation you’ll learn about pollination and pollinators overall\, as well as the most common pollinators in Western North Carolina. These topics are followed by a discussion of conservation concerns and simple steps you can take to help pollinators. The session wraps up with the fascinating concept of pollination syndromes and how you can use them to participate in pollinator conservation.  \nAthena Rayne Anderson\, Ph.D.\, M.Ed\,  earned her doctoral degree in 2012 from the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. Her work focused on pollination ecology\, especially of native bees. She is a Certified Pollinator Steward through the Pollinator Partnership and offers pollinator habitat consulting in the Asheville area. \n\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/free-adult-ed-class-intro-to-native-pollinators/2025-05-30/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250531T103000
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SUMMARY:Free Adult Ed Class: Intro to Native Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Native Pollinators\nwith Athena Anderson \nFriday\, May 30  |  10:30 – 11:30 am and \nSaturday\, May 31  |  10:30 – 11:30 am \nLocation: Education Center Combined Classrooms \nBRN – Elective |  BREG – Core \n  \nThis class is provided for free thanks to the Membership Department and is part of the offerings for our Spring Plant Sale event.  \nDuring this presentation you’ll learn about pollination and pollinators overall\, as well as the most common pollinators in Western North Carolina. These topics are followed by a discussion of conservation concerns and simple steps you can take to help pollinators. The session wraps up with the fascinating concept of pollination syndromes and how you can use them to participate in pollinator conservation.  \nAthena Rayne Anderson\, Ph.D.\, M.Ed\,  earned her doctoral degree in 2012 from the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. Her work focused on pollination ecology\, especially of native bees. She is a Certified Pollinator Steward through the Pollinator Partnership and offers pollinator habitat consulting in the Asheville area. \n\nSee a full listing of Adult Education Programs at the North Carolina Arboretum here! Questions? Check our FAQs.\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram!\nJoin our Adult Education Student Hub on Discord!\n\n  \nSee all of our classes open for registration here!
URL:https://ncarboretum.org/event/free-adult-ed-class-intro-to-native-pollinators/2025-05-31/
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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